Monthly Archives: February 2016

The Sunshine Coast’s new CBD has moved another step closer with tenders being sought for the next phase of the multimillion dollar development. Contractors are being asked to submit tenders to build new quality streets, parks, waterways and...

The Sunshine Coast community can now access a new Disaster Management Plan after it was formally endorsed by council today. The revised Sunshine Coast Council Local Disaster Management Plan 2015-18 builds on the previous plan which was a...

The Kabi Kabi First Nation people have provided the inspiration for a playground upgrade that is underway at Muller Park in Bli Bli. A culturally significant site with a long history of Aboriginal and later South Sea Islander occupation, Muller...

Geocaching is an any day, any time adventure that can take you to amazing and beautiful places, including a Sunshine Coast Council library. The real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game uses GPS coordinates for treasure hunters to navigate, using...

Council’s Maroochydore Library is looking for volunteer IT experts to help members of the community improve their computer skills. If you have skills in using technology, such as eBooks, smart phones, android tablets and Windows 10, we would...

The Richmond birdwing butterfly has been given a helping hand to re-establish itself on the Sunshine Coast thanks to a joint effort between the Queensland Government and Sunshine Coast Council. Around 80 captive-bred caterpillars were recently...

More than 3300 koala food trees will be planted across the Sunshine Coast this week thanks to the massive response from Land for Wildlife participants to the Environment Levy-funded koala conservation incentive program. Council’s Infrastructure...

Melbourne Storm today launched its NYC Thunderbolts jerseys for the upcoming season and the designs both have a real Sunshine Coast flavour. Produced by the club’s apparel partner STAR, the jerseys feature local Sunshine Coast organisations and...

Sunshine Coast Council is offering a range of full-time entry level traineeships in the fields of horticulture, libraries and civil construction—and aspiring trainees are urged to act quickly before the February 14 deadline. Manager of Human...

Sunshine Coast Council had the busiest year on record in terms of development, including issuing $1.28 billion of building approvals in 2015, the highest value of building approvals in seven years. Council today published its 2015 Development...

High business confidence, expanding tourism markets and an exciting events schedule have made the Sunshine Coast an attractive region for Kangaroo Bus Lines to expand its business. General Manager Darren Webster said the company had recently...

Residents are invited to have their say on the draft management plan for the Racemosa environmental reserve that will help protect and enhance its rich diversity of native fauna and flora, including a number of threatened and significant species...